Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
James Laughlin
Born: October 30, 1914
Died: November 12, 1997 (aged 83)
Bio: James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.
Known for:
- The collected poems of James Laughlin (1994)
- Byways
- The Way It Wasn't
- The secret room (1975)
- A commonplace book of pentastichs